Hello!! So much has happened since I have last posted. Where can I start? I suppose the easiest thing to do is to start with what is fresh in my mind. I've had a number of publications since the last post here, but my most recent finished pattern is actually a crochet one! I now have two crochet shawl patterns available, and hope to continue designing in crochet. Despite its constant comparison to knitting, the two are actually quite different, and it has been interesting to see those differences emerge, even in designing.
Here is the more recent publication: King Louie. This pattern is easier than it may appear, comprised of mostly double crochet stitches! It uses two skeins of Manos del Uruguay Alegria.
The last knitted pattern I released was Twitterpated. This pattern is fantastic for 1 full skein of yarn plus as many different mini skeins as you'd like! This is a really fun knit. I normally hate working up a scarf, but the fun shape and the stripes really help you keep going. :oD
This here is my next design in line to be published. I'm about to send this along to my test knitters, then tech editor! This shawl will be called Steggie, and is a true scraps-busting shawl. This sample here is 21 different fingering weight scrap colors, and just about all of them were used until they ran out! (Of course, I could not help having leftovers from the bind off.) Keep an eye here and on Ravelry for the release! :oD
If you have been following me on Instagram, then you already know about #theufoproject! This is a gentle KAL where from May 1-July 31st, I am working solely on either UFOs or designs. My UFOs are very much so out of line, and so, I'd like to tame that down a bit. I started The UFO Project on May 1st, and by the end of the month, these are what I was able to accomplish! There are 4 shawls, 1 sweater, and 1 sock (yes, I'm counting the just one sock as an accomplishment! I'm also counting dealing with UFOs (i.e. - frogging projects), and on that front, I have frogged 7 single or partial single socks and 2 hats! Adding all that up, that would be 15 projects lighter.
You'd think I'd be close to done then, but no... I have counted a whopping 39 more projects left for me to deal with in the next couple months. Whomp whomp. But hey, I still feel really good about where I am! Fifteen less projects to hold myself accountable for really is an accomplishment. Looking forward, the projects remaining will take a bit more work (though, I do think there's at least 1 or 2 more that I'd be willing to frog instead of continue), so I don't expect to have quite as much to show for it. If I could somehow get under 25 projects, that would be over half of the projects I started off with, and I think I'd call that an overwhelming success! Let's make that my goal here.
I'll be back shortly, friends! :oD